LEADER 03005nam 22006374a 450 001 9910783889203321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-135-76925-7 010 $a1-280-15639-2 010 $a9786610156399 010 $a0-203-32590-7 035 $a(CKB)1000000000251025 035 $a(EBL)241939 035 $a(OCoLC)247117667 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000181968 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11179868 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000181968 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10166962 035 $a(PQKB)10592834 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL241939 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10162545 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL15639 035 $a(OCoLC)935227567 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC241939 035 $a(PPN)198459459 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000251025 100 $a20040507d2005 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aInterpreting China's military power$b[electronic resource] $edoctrine makes readiness /$fKa Po Ng 210 $aLondon ;$aNew York $cFrank Cass$d2005 215 $a1 online resource (262 p.) 225 1 $aCass military studies 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-415-40772-9 311 $a0-7146-5548-1 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [172]-244) and index. 327 $aBook Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface and acknowledgements; 1 Introduction; 2 Military doctrine, military readiness and military power; 3 The genesis of the Chinese local war doctrine; 4 Towards a local war doctrine; 5 The advent of local war; 6 'High-technology local wars' and beyond; 7 Conclusion; Appendix 1 The military readiness conceptual framework; Appendix 2 The Chinese structure of military science; Appendix 3 Chinese military actions, 1949-20021; Appendix 4 Major events in PLA doctrinal development; Notes; Select bibliography; Index 330 $aAlthough inter-state tensions have generally been easing after the Cold War, military power remains a dominant factor in Asian regional politics. As China, operating the world's largest army, grows stronger, there are ongoing debates over the implications for Asia's regional security. This book argues that it is imperative to look beyond the empirical observations and conventional materialist reading of Chinese military development to understand its dynamics and directions in doctrinal terms and put it in a readiness context for evaluation. Military doctrine has long been under-studied and is 410 0$aCass military studies. 606 $aMilitary doctrine$zChina 607 $aChina$xMilitary policy 607 $aChina$xArmed Forces 615 0$aMilitary doctrine 676 $a355/.033551 700 $aNg$b Ka-po$01554949 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910783889203321 996 $aInterpreting China's military power$93816545 997 $aUNINA